Low pressure organized off the southeast U.S. coast from Wednesday night, the 24th, to early Thursday the 25th. The low moved north along the eastern seaboard and became a major winter storm as it reached the tip of Long Island Thursday evening. The storm then track westward into the lower Hudson Valley and into New Jersey by Friday as it weakened. Light snow and flurries spread north into central New York during the early morning hours Thursday the 25th. The snow became heavy Thursday afternoon and night. In addition to the heavy snows, north winds increased to 20 to 25 mph with gusts to 35 mph, leading to near blizzard conditions and considerable blowing and drifting snow. State of emergencies were declared for several counties in central NY. For a short time, Interstate 81 between Syracuse and Cortland was closed Thursday night. By the time the snow tapered to flurries, Friday morning the 26th, storm total snowfall ranged from 10 to 20 inches in many areas with between 2 and 3 feet recorded in the Catskills.

Event Narrative

Heavy snow fell across the county, with amounts ranging from 10 inches in Watkins Glen to 17 inches in Tyrone.